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Date(s):	January 22, 2009
Location:	Audio/Web Broadcast
Cost:	Members: $150.00 Non Members: $200.00
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Description:	Public-Private Partnerships have traditionally been used to finance new toll roads and bridges. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) include many different procurement approaches that can help public works agencies deliver projects of all kinds. International and domestic public works agencies have used PPPs to accelerate project delivery, improve service quality, facilitate project finance, and transfer project risks, where appropriate, to the private sector. Hear ways public works agencies can potentially benefit from these partnerships and what resources are available. After completing this program, participants will be better able to: - describe some of the basic PPP models used for transportation and other public works projects - explain what an Availability Payment Program is and how it could be utilized - recognize the potential advantages and limitations of PPP�s This program has been approved for .2 CEUs or 2 PDHs. The form to request these credits is included in the handouts for this program. Please note there is a $5 fee per individual requesting CEUs.
Speaker:	Jennifer Mayer Innovative Finance Specialist Federal Highway Administration Jennifer Mayer is an innovative finance specialist for the Federal Highway Administration�s Office of Innovative Project Delivery. She provides technical assistance to state DOTs, FHWA Divisions, and other transportation agencies and partners across the country. She is considered the agency�s in-house expert on grant anticipation revenue vehicles (GARVEEs), and now works full-time to support the agency�s research efforts on Public Private Partnerships. In addition to GARVEEs, her expertise includes federal credit assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA), the State Infrastructure Bank program, innovative matching options, and public private partnerships. She has more than seventeen years of experience in transportation and other infrastructure finance, and has assisted numerous state and local governments with developing financial plans for statewide construction programs as well as specific large projects.
Speaker:	Jim D. Hatter Innovative Finance Specialist Office Of Innovative Program Delivery FHWA National Resource Center Atlanta, GA Jim has 30 years� municipal finance experience, including 13 years in the public sector. As an investment banker, Jim specialized in financing infrastructure projects with a wide variety of tax-exempt and taxable municipal bonds. While serving in the public sector, Jim was Chief of Community and Business programs for Farmers Home Administration United States Department of Agriculture. His responsibilities included the management of loan and grant programs financing community infrastructure within the state of California. He is a graduate of California State University Fresno, with both a Bachelor�s and Master�s degree. Jim is an Innovative Finance specialist with the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration located in their Resource Center in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently assigned to FHWA headquarters Office of Innovative Program Delivery.
Speaker:	MODERATOR: Larry Frevert Vice President & Nat'l Program Director of Public Works HDR, Inc. APWA Past President Kansas City, MO
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